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ADAM .R0SENlvllRGrlnit1 l OF BRANDON VILBE, WEST VIRGINIA.

' Letters Patent No. 63,752, dated April 9, 1867 I IMPROVEMENT Ill` HAND-LOOMS.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCEEN:

Be it known that I, ADAM Rosemmneen, ofBrandonvlle, in the county of Preston, and State of West Virginia, have invented a. new sind improved :Hand-Loom; 'and I- do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, und exact description thereof, reference being had'to the uccompunying drawings, `forming part of this epecication. l v

This invention embraces novel appliances 'for effecting the shifting of the harness, and the specific adjustment ofthe some. l

i To enable others skilled in the arty to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its =coustrutprtiou and operation. Y

Fgm'e 1 is c longitudinal vertical sectional elevation of my improved hund-loom, from the line x :13, iig. 2. Figure 2 is atop plan view of the seme. Y

Letters of like name und kind refer to like parte in each of the figures.

` A represents-the frame of my improved loom, madeof wood, und of any desired dimensions, constructed of' four pieces of timber, framed diagonally across yeach other, and connected and secured together by a crosscentreplank or suitable piece of timber, B. At the crossing, and in the centre of each side of the' frame A, are erected two-posts C C, the tops of which are connected or secured together by means of a cross-timber, D.

, Upon the centreplalnlc or timber B is s. short vertical post, E, located in the centre of the said plank. To this post E are nttchecl four pieces;l F F F F, that are secured by screws, or other equivalent means, to the said post E. To these are connected, by a iioint, treadles G G G-G, ut the ends of which are hooks H H, that. run baclc'a short distance parallel with' the treadles G G, Soc. To these hooksthe harness-cords a a-are attached, as shown in the drawing. (It will here be observedfthat the machine is geared for weaving liannels, linsey, linen, and all kinds of plain fabrics.) The harness-frames' I'are suspended by cords e e, from the pulley J, that runsY in an adjustable pendant K, which is adjusted 'hy the screw L, the said pendant 'being connected to the top crosspiece D. M M are `cords that ure attached to each end ofthe harness-f`rames I I, und then connected with the lower ends of pins N N, located on the top cross-piece4 l).l These pins are surrounded and sustained'by spiral springs, in order to bring the harness-frames back to their `originel positions after they have been loivered. Upon the end of, the treadles G G G Gr are curved projections z' t' 1' z', that extend forward und engage the staples 0 0 O @located at equal distances in the shaft or roller P, that has bearings und works in the triangular frame Q. This triungularframe Q is attached to the-.under side of that ot every alternate motion of the lathe the roller P inthe lower. end of the frame is depressed, und one of' the staples 0, in' the roller P, engages one of the'curved projections z', and brings down one o' the harness frames until the staple thus engaged becomes released, when, by the action of the spring surrounding the pins N, that harness is signin raised toits originel position, when the other staple becomes engaged, and so en ,ut

Y euch alternate vmotion of the lathe. T is the warp-beam, llocated und having bearings in the rear end of the freine A. U is a piroted leve, in the lower end of which is a roller. This lever U is pivoted to' the side of the frame'A at n. V is the cloth-beam that has bearings und is located in the f'rume A, near the front end'thereo Y is a cord or band that extends over und-Works4 around `pulleys at each end of the werpbesm-T and ,clothe benin V, so that they work simultaneously. When the cloth is taken'up around the beamV, the 4warp is-also let ofi' in o corresponding propor\.ion. \l The pulley in the end of the lever U is used as a. tightener ol' the cord, or band Y, und muy be secured in any desired position by means of the cord W nround the ratchet-pulley w, which is hold in position by the pnwl m. b isthe shuttle, partially shown in dotted lines, that is thrown bucle lund forth by the action cf-a pivoted cam-lever, d, located in the centre offthe lathe R. The vsaid com-lever is i acted upon by another lever,'f, pivoted at its'end to the breast-beam. 'To the cam-leven are attached two cords c c, extending in opposite directions to each other, und attached to blocks y y, located in each and of the lathe `R,eo that hy the sudden action of the'pivoted'cam-leverd, cousedby the-:Lotion of the lever f, upon the blocks i y y, the shuttle is forced from and torend of the-lathe at every motion.v It will be seen that the lathe R is' pirated ut' the loyer end tovthe frame A, instead of being overhung. Immediately behind the roller P is 'u beard. g, pivoted et the upper end to the triangular frame Q, in which is a spring, h, that acts againstthe the lathe It,A and its lowerl portion turns on Y a rod, hovingits'becring in the ends of bars S S, that nre also connected hya. pivot bolt to the post E. In thisl manner. the frame@ works upon pivots on the under eide of the lathe Rand upon the ends of the hursrS, soV

bom-d g, und which keeps the roller P in. proper position. Underneath the centre plank B is a spiral spring. Z, that connects by a cord to the cap-piece p, that is located over the post E and pieces F, to form n. hearing for the tongues as they are operated up and down.

The operation is simple and perfect. After the werp or piece is in the loom, the operator-simply works the lathe buck and forth, by-the action of which, through the medium ofthe triangular frztmo Q and roller P, the harness-frames are worked or operated in a. proper manner. The shuttle is also workd by "the action of the lathe through the medium of the cam-lever d und pivoted lever f. When the levers stond in the position as shown in iig. 2, by the backward movement of the lathe, the lever f throws the cam-lever d around in such a. manner as to throw the shuttle in the direction of the arrow, when by the forward movement of the lathe the lever f 'passes the end of the cam-levend upon the other side, when, again, by the backward movement-of the lathe, the shuttle is thrown back, and so at eeeh alternate motion of the lathe.

Having thus=described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1l Thecombinaton withlthe roller P, staples and pivoted frame Q, of the hooks H z', treadlesG, attaching pieces F, and levers S S, allpeonstructed and arrenged in the manner described, and employed to e'eot the shifting of the harness as set forth. x 2. In combinationv with the above, I claim pendant K, thumb-screw L, pulley J, and cords'e, arrangedns described,.a.nd employed for adjusting the harness as specified.

- ADAM ROSENBERGER.

Witnesses: v

S. H. SWINGLE, D. J. GIBSON. 

